Apple Hornsby closing as revamped Chatswood Chase location reopens

By Amber Neely Apple will permanently shutter one of its Australian locations later this year, choosing to instead direct customers to a newly revamped store.Apple Hornsby | Image Credit: AppleApple Hornsby opened in 2011 and now, fourteen years later, will cease operations in October. The closure will coincide with the reopening of Apple Chatswood Chase.The news, spotted by MacRumors, was shared by EFTM on Monday. When it reopens, Apple says the renovated store will feature support from more than 120 team members, an express pick-up zone, and, of course, free Today at Apple sessions. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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‘Resident Evil: Survival Unit’ now available for pre-order ahead of late 2025 launch

By Marko Zivkovic “Resident Evil: Survival Unit” is now available for pre-order on the App Store, months ahead of the game’s anticipated late 2025 release date.Resident Evil: Survival Unit is set to launch on December 31, 2025. Image Credit: residentevil-survivalunit.comCapcom’s iconic horror franchise has received yet another installment, this time a game for iPhone and iPad called Resident Evil: Survival Unit. The game was announced on July 10, and you can already pre-order it on the App Store, provided you’re fine with waiting until December 31, 2025.As spotted by 9to5mac, a YouTube livestream was held the day after, revealing more details about the game. Its story takes place between Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3. However, the game presents “a parallel storyline distinct from the original titles,” and it looks like the gameplay will be significantly different as well. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple gains in emerging markets while China demand slows

By Andrew Orr Apple posted a slight gain in global iPhone shipments in Q2, navigating falling demand in China with growth elsewhere. Apple shipped more iPhone models worldwide in Q2 2025Preliminary numbers from IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker show Apple shipped 46.4 million iPhones worldwide in Q2. That was up 1.5% from 45.7 million units in 2024.The overall smartphone market grew 1% year over year. In total, the market reached 295.2 million units despite economic pressures and weak consumer demand in China. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Third developer betas are out for iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6

By Malcolm Owen Apple has moved on to the third round for the current-gen developer betas, with new builds of iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, watchOS 11.6, tvOS 18.6, and visionOS 2.6 now available for testing.Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. This is a second beta-testing track for Apple, running alongside the main milestone update version, putting iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 through their paces.iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 beta 3 is build 22G5073b, replacing 22G5064d Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Lose yourself in an astoundingly beautiful and absorbing history of macOS settings

By William Gallagher The simple Settings or Control Panel of the Mac has been lovingly documented in a superbly detailed and visual guide to design — and through it, also the history of Apple itself.A Mac Portable’s Finder, in emulation — image credit: Marcin Wichary, Mihai ParparitaThis is what the web is for. As absorbing as reading about, say, the history of the Mac is, a new site uses the web to present an utterly exquisite account of an issue you never knew you would care so much about.Marcin Wichary, author of “Shift Happens,” the equally beautiful book about keyboards, and Infinite Mac’s Mihai Parparita, have created “Frame of Preference”. Subtitled “A history of Mac settings, 1984-2004.” It’s a website detailing — really, really detailing — just about every pixel of what was the Mac’s Control Panel and is now better known as Settings. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Amazon’s top $279 iPad 11 deal is back, but supply is limited

By Christine McKee Amazon’s popular Prime Day iPad deal is back, with the 2025 iPad 11-inch discounted by $70. But inventory is limited, so the sale price may not last for long.Amazon’s $279 Prime Day iPad deal has been extended.Apple’s 2025 iPad is equipped with an 11-inch Liquid Retina display and A16 Bionic chip — perfect for students, families, and everyday use. It’s now available for $279.00 in blue at Amazon, reflecting a $70 discount off MSRP (and matching last week’s popular Prime Day deal).Buy iPad 11 for $279.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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iPhone 17 colors include a new orange-like Pro model

By Malcolm Owen Lens protection covers for the iPhone 17 range hint at the array of colors that will arrive at launch, including a surprising orange Pro option.Camera lens protectors allegedly revealing iPhone 17 colors – Image Credit: Sonny Dickson/XAs the September launch of Apple’s new iPhones gets closer, the rumors about Apple’s color selection start to intensify. Now, a leaker has offered images of a component that provides precious clues of what to expect from the new colorways.The image shared by Sonny Dickson via X on Monday includes a selection of camera lens protector. They are covers designed to go around the camera lens on the back of the iPhone. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple still effectively blocks rival browser engines on iOS despite EU order

By William Gallagher The Open Web Advocacy group claims that despite claiming to allow rival browser engines on the iPhone, Apple has made it impossible for developers to create them.An EU flag with the App Store logoAt the end of June 2025, the European Union hosted a workshop for Apple and other parties to raise issues concerning the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Now video of one section of the workshop has been published by the Open Web Advocacy (OWA) group to support its argument that Apple is effectively still making app developers use its own WebKit browsing engine.The OWA’s case is that Apple is blocking firms such as Mozilla and Google from switching their browser apps to their own engines in two ways: Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Hype drop: Sketchy leaker risks reputation to cash in with iPhone 17 cases

By Mike Wuerthele and Malcolm Owen A newly prominent leaker with a sketchy reputation is capitalizing on their popularity by selling iPhone 17 cases months before the iPhone models launch. You probably shouldn’t buy them.A leaker is selling iPhone 17 cases months before launchBeing a tech leaker isn’t generally a well-paid job. Typically operating outside of traditional publishing, there isn’t that many ways for leakers to capitalize on a tidbit of information that they get from somewhere.There are some exceptions, such as leakers who are employed by major outlets, and those who manage to make themselves a public figure on YouTube. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Connect four 4K screens to any Apple Silicon Mac with OWC’s new Quad HDMI adapter

By Andrew Orr OWC’s new Quad HDMI 4K Adapter allows Apple Silicon Mac owners hit by display limits add up to four displays from one USB-C port.OWC adapterOther World Computing has introduced its new USB-C Quad HDMI 4K Adapter, giving Apple silicon MacBooks a way to connect up to four external 4K monitors. OWC’s new Quad HDMI adapter lets users connect four 4K Ultra HD displays through a single USB-C, USB4, or Thunderbolt 3 or 4 port thanks to DisplayLink drivers.The Quad HDMI 4K Adapter connects through a standard USB-C port and uses DisplayLink technology to deliver video. It doesn’t depend on native Thunderbolt video output, so it can work with a wide range of devices outside of Macs. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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